We leave shoe box falls at day break |
and find tall trees on |
the hike to Owl's Head Lookout |
where we can plan our trailless crossover to the Bald-Rocky-Peak Ridge |
some cool flowers |
and our trailless descent to the brook |
where we come out at the desired split in the brook |
we pump lots of water |
and climb trailless, often following animal trails |
lots of birch bark |
we reach the ridge trail at the col between Bald and Rocky Peak and climb to get a view of Bald Peak |
now higher and with a better view |
and higher still |
until we reach the first bump of Rocky Peak where we enjoy lunch |
we move along the ridge |
reaching Mary Louise Lake |
and the summit |
where a stretch is in order |
the col means we have just one more mountain to do |
we get great views east as we near the summit |
and we reach Giant |
and great, but hazy views |
we reach high bank |
which is a high bank |
and play hide-n-seek with a wood pecker |
we get a last view of Owl's Head Lookout on the way down |
the next morning, a swim refreshes, before the drive home |